Polyommatus thersites
| Chapman's blue | |
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| both males, Bulgaria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Polyommatus |
| Species: | P. thersites
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyommatus thersites Cantener, 1835
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Polyommatus thersites, the Chapman's blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Europe, Morocco, Lebanon, Asia Minor, Iran and Tian Shan in China.
The larva feeds on Onobrychis species (O. arenaria, O. peduncularis, O. sativa and O. viciifolia)
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:
- P. t. thersites (Europe, south-western Siberia, Caucasus, Armenia, Talysh Mountains, Kopet Dag)
- P. t. orientis (Sheljuzhko, 1928) (Alay Mountains, northern Tian Shan, Dzhungarsky Alatau, Altai, Sayan)